Acceptance Rate History

University at Buffalo Acceptance Rate (2013–2025)

NY · Current rate: 80.6%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

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What is University at Buffalo's acceptance rate in 2025?

University at Buffalo's acceptance rate in 2025 is 80.6%, up from 74.2% in 2024.

Common Data Set 2025-2026

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2025	80.6%	45,607	36,758
2024	74.2%	40,856	30,308
2023	69.3%	38,210	26,481
2022	67.7%	30,939	20,948
2021	70.1%	30,750	21,552
2020	67.0%	30,247	20,251
2019	61.1%	29,900	18,264
2018	55.9%	31,196	17,423
2017	57.3%	27,798	15,940
2016	59.4%	26,001	15,440
2015	60.0%	23,629	14,175
2014	57.8%	24,423	14,118
2013	56.5%	23,093	13,053

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$30,785/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$20,995/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$123,140

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$10,936/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$31,536/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$70,814/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $14,668/yr · Family income over $110k: $28,079/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

Aid for international students

University at Buffalo awarded institutional aid to 454 international undergraduates, averaging $11,503 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).

These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.

Source: official Common Data Set filing

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Admitted Student Profile

SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)

1210–1380

College Scorecard 2024

Admitted students at University at Buffalo scored between 1210 and 1380 on the SAT (middle 50%).

Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education

How to read these numbers

The 2025 rate covers University at Buffalo's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
1210–1380 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1210, and a quarter scored above 1380.
The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University at Buffalo's rate ranged from 55.9% to 80.6%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education

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